[Intro] She had looked down at his ashen face What a role reversal it turned out to be His face so torn Stitches like tiny barbed-wire fences Deeper than the surface, Painful just to see She shuffled out while he was sleeping Walker scraping soft against the tiles Months of lying still While they rebuilt her crushed and broken spine [Verse 1] Two days back he looked like he was fading Now he’s rolling down the hallway Stirring up the room Laughing too loud Almost overcompensating Like if he keeps moving There’s no space for gloom She leans on metal Every step a question Bones remembering what it means to bear her weight He spins past in a burst of restless tension Won’t let the quiet tell him he was late [Chorus] Ashen face And I’m still here Walking free Though I still shake with fear You were the strong one Now you hide the scars I was the broken one Now I reach for stars Ashen face But we won’t fade We’re learning how to live with what pain made [Verse 2] He refuses rest Refuses any label Won’t admit the mirror makes him wince inside She traces every staple in the cable Of her back Her new-found fragile pride Side by side in this fluorescent kingdom Two ghosts trading places in the light He once lifted her; now she guards his freedom Holding herself upright through the night [Chorus] Ashen face And I’m still here Walking free Though I still shake with fear You were the strong one Now you hide the scars I was the broken one Now I reach for stars Ashen face But we won’t fade We’re learning how to live with what pain made [Bridge] What are we If not survivors Bent and broken but burning bright Trading roles like borrowed jackets Trying hard to fit them right (oh) [Chorus] Ashen face And I’m still here Walking free Though I still shake with fear You were the strong one Now you hide the scars I was the broken one Now I reach for stars Ashen face But we won’t fade We’re learning how to live with what pain made
